Both name changes show a desire to have their community latch on to more prosperous communities. The last name change shows a desire to latch on to a more prosperous, much less Black community (Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms . . .).

Mapwise: Eastpointe is actually north and west of all the Pointes, and Eastpointe doesn't actually touch any of the Grosses. Laying the opportunistic renaming bare.